Pliable wire mattress



1.930. A. ARANCIBIA 1,744,999

PLIABLE WIRE MATTRESS Fil ed Oct. 24, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l I Wmln j w ujm INVENTOR. d fl a/V049? v ATTORNEY.

A. ARANCIBIA 1,744,999

PLIABLVE WIRE MATTRESS Jan. 2 8, 1930.

2 Sheets-Sfieet 2 Filed Oct. 24, 1927 Patented Jan. 28,1930 1 1,744,999

UNITED STATES PATENT" OFFICE 7 i AUGUSTO ARANCIBIA, OF VALPARAI SO, CHILE PLIAIBLE WIRE MATTRESS i Application filed October 24, 1927. Serial No. 228,354.

This invention is directed to an improve- Figure 8Yis a detail perspective view of the ment in spring bed bottoms of the wire web complementary hinge connection. 7 type, being more particularly directed to a Figure 9 is a detail section showing the bed bottom of this character made up of rela manner of securing the wire web to theside tively movable parts adapted to be folded into rails in the three sections of the folding mata comparatively compact form for shipment tress. and storage. In the drawings, 1 represents the central The-primary object of the invention is the section of the folding mattress; 2, 2 the foldprovision of a folding bed bottom including able end sections of the same; 3 the hinges 10 a central section and end sections having connecting the central and end sections; '4 hinged connection with the central section, indicates transverse rails on the ends of which means being provided to secure the align are rlveted brackets 13 the upper ends of the ment of the respective sections when in latter being welded to the side rails 1 of the opened relation. central section of brackets 13;'5, 5 are cross 5 The invention further provides a bracket members welded to the foldable end sections which is secured to the side rails ofthe cen 2, 2, Whichserve to guide the ends over the tral section and supports transverse rails in lls 14 of the bedstead frame; On the inner a position below the side rails a suflicient ends of the side rails of the end sections are distance to permit the free winging of the depending plates, each 015 which iS provided 20 i b d b m with a stud 7 which engages in openings 8,,

The invention further provides for securformed in the brackets 13 when the mattress ing the edges of the wire web to theside rails 18 11 9 indicates the wire web bottom in a manner to conveniently secure it in place hiWlIlg its edges bent Over and soldered to.

d t t. it f t i reinforce it. Plates 12 clamp the web against 25 The invention is illustrated in the accomt lsp the $60'010HS,th8 p a ing h ld panying drawings, in which; 1n posltion' by means of bolts 11 passing Figure 1 is a side elevation of the complete hr ugh ppcnings 6. frame of the independentwire web bottom of If deslred'brackets, snmlar t brackets my i ti a may be used to connect the cross members 5" 30 Figure2is aplan view of the same showing pr perly Space same from the bed, thus clearly the central and two end sections of the lending Stiihihty the mattress Over the fmme extended stead. In use, the cross bars 41 are fitted be- Figure 3 is a detail transverse section on 'h the side rahs 14E of the i the end v c portions of the brackets 13 resting on the me 3 3o i ure 2. e

upper surface of the rails, as shown in Fig. 7. S0 line of Figure X1 355 it eit ai iithe niiifi$331? h? 3; t z g f elevatlon of the bed 7 engage in the openings 8, and th; brackets 0 he a h 1 on the adjacent sections abut, thus holding 40 igure 7 1s a eta s1 e e evat on of the the Sections in alignment hlhge connechlon befiween the 8961310113, P r When the mattress is not in use, the two Showh 1n f end sections are folded over the centralsec- Flgure 7 1s a detall perspective view on ation as shown in Fig. 5, thus eoonomizing larger scale of apart of the hinge connection space. 45 between the sectlons. What is claimed to be new is:

Figure tis a detail transverse section on the In a folding bed bottom, a central section, end sections, hinges connecting the end sections to the central section, abutting plates carried at each end of the hinged sections, one of said plates being formed with a hole, a pin projecting from the other plate and adapted to fit the hole when the sections are extended to thereb maintain the alignment of the sections, an cross rails secured to the central section arranged below the plane of such section, the end plates being extended to provide supports for said rails.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

AUGUSTO ARANCIBIA. 

